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ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

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Aqua Connect Terminal Server

Avanquest Software Publishing, a leading global developer and publisher of business and consumer software, has today announced the UK release of Aqua Connect Terminal Server following its agreement to publish the Mac terminal server solution in the UK. An innovative, enterprise grade terminal server solution, Aqua Connect Terminal Server delivers business and process efficiencies across multiple industry sectors by increasing

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Club La Senza – Welcome!

Back in December you may remmeber the The Cup Size Choir video from La Senza. Well La Senza is back with another video, Club La Senza: Club La Senza, the place where the hottest girls will be hanging out this summer. Club La Senza invites you to join in the summer action on this nudist beach! Put outdated nudists in

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ABC’s Charlie’s Angels – First Look

Charlie’s Angels is an upcoming American reboot, television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar for ABC based upon the 1976 series of the same name. On May 17, 2011, ABC announced that the series would air on Thursdays at 8/7 Central, beginning in the Fall. Three beautiful but troubled women, a former Miami police officer, a mysterious street

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ABC’s Once Upon a Time – First Look

Once Upon a Time is an upcoming American Fantasy/Drama television series to air on ABC. ABC announced May 17, 2011, that the series will air Sunday nights in the 8PM (ET)/7PM (CT) time slot. The series is loosely inspired by the classic fairy tale stories except set in the present day, hence the series name. The stories hold a key

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Siemens launches Aquaris first waterproof hearing instrument

Back in December, Siemens launched wireless technology for the hearing impaired. Well now they are launching the first waterproof hearing instrument called aquaris which has been developed to provide swimmers, sailors and the physically active with amplification despite the impact of water, sweat and dirt. An innovative waterproof, dust and impact resistant hearing instrument has been launched by hearing health experts Siemens

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Packard Bell Liberty Tab

Freedom is now at your fingertips thanks to the new Packard Bell Liberty Tab, designed for living your digital life to the fullest with maximum fun whenever, wherever, whatever. The new Packard Bell Liberty Tab is a 10.1-inch tablet created to answer all family’s need for entertainment, fun, multimedia and computing with top comfort. With the Packard Bell Liberty Tab

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9 weeks till my climb up Scafell Pike at the Lake District National Park

In 9 weeks time myself and my friend Rob will be climbing Scafell Pike the is the highest fell in England. Its height is 978 metres (3,209 ft) and it is located in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. Now it may not be as high as a lot of mountains out there, but it’s something I’ve always wanted to do! 🙂

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New Nintendo 3DS System Update Set to Arrive 7th June 2011

Nintendo of Europe has announced that the latest system update for the hand-held Nintendo 3DS™ system will be available in Europe starting June 7. By downloading the free update via a broadband Internet connection, Nintendo 3DS users can enjoy a number of new features and enhancements including an Internet browser and access to the Nintendo eShop, where users can browse

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The Sunday Times Launches The Social List

Last week, The Sunday Times launched The Sunday Times Social List at www.the-social-list.com; a definitive and ever evolving list of who’s who in the world of social networking (The World’s Most Active And Influential Social Networkers). Drawing information from the four biggest social networks – Foursquare, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook – The Sunday Times Social List system adds up your social

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Minecraft Beta 1.6 Released

Minecraft Beta 1.6 has just this minute been released out – see post from notch here. This update requires both a client and a server update. Remember though if you still wish to join my public Minecraft Server – Yet Another Minecraft Server (YAMS). Then you must NOT update! This is at least until the Bukkit Team have released a recommended Bukkit build for

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